Kenya - Kenyan Premier LeagueData current as of September 07, 2026

Kariobangi Sharks vs Mathare United: match statistics

Kariobangi Sharks vs Mathare United: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Kariobangi Sharks plays Mathare United in Kenyan Premier League (Kenya). The game is scheduled for February 27, 2026.

Recent form

Kariobangi Sharks has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 1.60 points per game. Mathare United has 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses, with 0.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Kariobangi Sharks scores 0.73 goals per game and allows 1.00. Mathare United scores 0.73 and allows 0.95. Games in this league average 2.06 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 41% of Kariobangi Sharks's games and 32% of Mathare United's. The Over 2.5 rates are 27% and 23%, compared with league averages of 46% for BTTS and 34% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Mathare United has the higher season xG average, 1.52 to 1.35 per game. Kariobangi Sharks takes 9.1 shots per game, while Mathare United takes 12.2.

First-half and second-half trends

Kariobangi Sharks leads at halftime in 9% of its games and scores 0.14 goals per game after halftime. Mathare United leads at halftime in 9% and scores 0.18 after halftime.

When the teams score

Kariobangi Sharks's most productive scoring window is minutes 0-15 (12 goals). For Mathare United, it is minutes 0-15 (10 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Kenyan Premier League games average 2.06 goals. Both teams score in 46% of games, and 34% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 1 home win, 0 draws and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

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Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Kariobangi SharksMathare United
0.73Goals scored / game0.73
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
1Goals allowed / game0.95
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
48%Average possession51%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
3.27Shots on target / game3.23
Kariobangi SharksMathare United

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

9.05Shots per game12.18
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
3.27Shots on target3.23
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
8%Shot conversion6%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
48%Possession51%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
1.35xG for1.52
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
1.4xG against1.51
Kariobangi SharksMathare United

Shooting quality

Kariobangi Sharks: BalancedMathare United: Balanced
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
Accuracy (shots on target)36%27%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.150.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.220.23

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Kariobangi Sharks is 100% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / game - Kariobangi Sharks · 0.8 pts / game - Mathare United

Kariobangi Sharks
WDDLW
Season result split
23% W41% R36% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-9-8
1.09 pts / game · goal difference -6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-3-5
Last 5 at home
3-0-2
LWWWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.39Opponent xG: 1.26BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%
Mathare United
DLWLL
Season result split
32% W18% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
7-4-11
1.14 pts / game · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
3-4-4
Last 5 away
1-2-2
WDLDL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.30Opponent xG: 1.42BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Mathare United is 5% better for: goals allowed per game.

1 goals / game - Kariobangi Sharks · 0.95 goals / game - Mathare United

Kariobangi Sharks scoring profile: mixed

Kariobangi Sharks scores in 59% of games (13 of 22 meczów), while Mathare United keeps a clean sheet in 36% (8 of 22 meczów).

Mathare United scoring profile: mixed

Mathare United scores in 59% of games (13 of 22 meczów), while Kariobangi Sharks keeps a clean sheet in 45% (10 of 22 meczów).

16Goals scored (season)16
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
22Goals conceded (season)21
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
1.73Average goals per game1.68
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
4Goals scored (last 5)6
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
3Goals conceded (last 5)7
Kariobangi SharksMathare United

How often they score at least...

59%1 goal59%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
14%2 goals9%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
0%3 goals5%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
0%4 goals0%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United

How often they concede at least...

55%1 goal64%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
27%2 goals32%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
9%3 goals0%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
9%4 goals0%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

41%
Kariobangi Sharks - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.9 of 22 meczów
46%
League average

Goal patterns

5%BTTS at half-time0%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
5%BTTS in both halves0%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
9%Scored in both halves0%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United

BTTS and goal count

27%Min. 3 goals and BTTS23%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
40%BTTS - last 580%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

23%Min. 1 goal before half-time23%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
5%Min. 2 goals before half-time0%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
5%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United

2nd half

18%Min. 1 goal after half-time32%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
14%Min. 2 goals after half-time27%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Kariobangi Sharks - half-time state
9% leading77% draw14% trailing
Mathare United - half-time state
9% leading77% draw14% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.05Points per game (1st half)1.05
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
0.14Goals scored (1st half)0.09
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
0.23Goals conceded (1st half)0.14
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
0.36Average goals (1st half)0.23
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
86%Clean sheet before half-time86%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
86%No goal before half-time91%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United

After half-time (2nd half)

0.95Points per game (2nd half)0.91
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
0.14Goals scored (2nd half)0.18
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
0.18Goals conceded (2nd half)0.41
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
0.32Average goals (2nd half)0.59
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
82%Clean sheet after half-time73%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
86%No goal after half-time86%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United

Kariobangi Sharks - second-half results

0% W95% R5% P
23
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
21
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.05
PPG before half-time
Lead holding256%

Leads at halftime in 9% of games and wins 23%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Mathare United - second-half results

5% W77% R18% P
23
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
20
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.05
PPG before half-time
Lead holding356%

Leads at halftime in 9% of games and wins 32%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Kariobangi Sharks - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.00
Goals scored / game0.00.0
Goals allowed / game0.00.0
Average goals per game0.00.0
1 goal0%0%
2 goals0%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%100%
No goal100%100%
Goal difference00
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 100% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Mathare United - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.00
Goals scored / game0.00.0
Goals allowed / game0.00.0
Average goals per game0.00.0
1 goal0%0%
2 goals0%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%100%
No goal100%100%
Goal difference00
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 100% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Kariobangi Sharks
ScoredConceded
12
14
0-15
1
0
16-30
0
3
31-45
0
2
46-60
2
1
61-75
1
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (12 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (14). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Mathare United
ScoredConceded
10
9
0-15
0
3
16-30
2
0
31-45
2
2
46-60
1
2
61-75
1
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (10 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

1.71
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.8 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
83%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
37%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+76%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
35%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
17%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 6 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Kariobangi Sharks

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.05
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.22
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.62
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.40
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
73%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
95%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.51
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
6% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 75% come in the first quarter-hour.
6%

Mathare United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.01
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.23
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.79
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.56
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
70%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
95%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.34
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
6% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 63% come in the first quarter-hour.
6%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Kenyan Premier League).

Teams vs league

Kariobangi SharksLigaMathare United
Average goals per game 1.732.06 1.68
Both teams scored 41%46% 32%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 27%34% 23%
Clean sheets 45%34% 36%
Goal before half-time 23%26% 23%
Goal after half-time 18%28% 32%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.06
Average goals per game
46%
Both teams scored
34%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
34%
Clean sheets
1.00
Home goals / game
1.05
Away goals / game
+-5%
Home attack advantage
+-5%
Home defensive advantage
+-7%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
26%
1 goal
10%
2 goals
2%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
28%
1 goal
14%
2 goals
3%
3 goals
1%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Kariobangi Sharks's perspective: 1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses against Mathare United. Games average 3.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

Mathare United
1 : 2
Kariobangi Sharks

FAQ

When do Kariobangi Sharks and Mathare United play?

Kariobangi Sharks face Mathare United on February 27, 2026 in Kenyan Premier League. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Kariobangi Sharks vs Mathare United?

Kariobangi Sharks score 0.73 goals per game on average and Mathare United 0.73. The Kenyan Premier League average is 2.06 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 34% of games. Both teams score in 41% of Kariobangi Sharks's matches and 32% of Mathare United's.

What form are Kariobangi Sharks and Mathare United in?

Over the last 5 games Kariobangi Sharks have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Mathare United 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Kariobangi Sharks vs Mathare United?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.